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A phrase that made history
Almost everyone agrees on a statement that says: “History is written by the victors”
In our history, defeated and victorious shake hands because sometimes one goes ahead sometimes the other.
President Nixon was blinded by the successes of Sputnik, he had to do something to stand before the Russians.
NASA manages to satisfy the president, now on July 20 the 50th anniversary of that feat was commemorated, which was considered a national pride.
It is a feat of humanity performed by a team of men: Neil Armstrong, Edwin Buzz, and Aldrin and Michael Collins who came to the moon, and returned to the earth safe and sound,
When he stepped on the moon, Neil said the following phrase that has become famous and very commented: “It is a small step for a man, but a gigantic leap for humanity.”
After the Russians were victors before, after this trip the victors are the Americans to reach the moon first, now the defeated USSR arrived later.
The achievements and the description of the trips were already published in almost every newspaper in the world either on paper or on the internet.
This article is rather aimed at amateur astronauts, history lovers, who want to remember details of the birth of the program, to reach the moon, see some…
